Vital Vocabulary for Expressions

Vital Vocabulary for Expressions

Algebraic / Variable expression

1) A mathematical phrase with at least one variable

Evaluate

To find the numerical value of an expression

Order of Operations

Rules to follow when simplifying expressions

Distributive property

This property states that everything inside the parentheses is multiplied by whatever is outside the parentheses.

Term

A number, variable, or product of numbers and variables.

Quotient

The result of division

Equivalent expression

Expressions that have the same value

Numerical expression

A mathematical phrase with numbers and operations only.

Variable

A letter that represents a number.

Exponent

The number that tells how many times a number is multiplied times itself.

Product

The result of multiplication

Coefficient

The number multiplied by a variable.

Like terms

Numbers that have the exact same variable(s)

Commutative property

This property states that the order that numbers are added or multiplied does not matter.

Factors

Numbers that are multiplied to get a product.